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Words Their Way
Beginning Steps
What is word study?
 Word Study= Phonics+Spelling+Vocabulary
Words and pictures are sorted in routines that require
children to examine speech sounds, spelling patterns and
meanings of words.
**Educate students and parents about what word study is
(chapter 1)
Benefits of Words Their Way
 Increases a student’s knowledge of spelling patterns
 Increases vocabulary
 Connects spelling to a student’s own reading and
writing
 Engages students in differentiated instruction
Steps to Getting Started
• Before school starts:
Gather materials:
All classroom teachers will get the large Words Their
Way manual. Office mates will share the leveled sorting books
that most apply to their grade level. Grade level chairs will
have the other sorting book that may apply to a few children on
your grade level.
Each student will need a notebook for their word study.
Word sorts will need to be
stored in a baggie or envelope.
During the first week of
school…
 Word Study begins with finding out what each child
already knows and starting there.
• Refer to pages 28-32 for information on how to give the
Spelling Inventory.
 Appendix A has all assessment materials if more
inventories are needed: Students must generate a
number of errors for you to determine a starting point
so you may need to give more than one inventory.
Next Step?
Score your inventories
 Grade each inventory and establish a Power
score=Words Spelled Correctly (page 32, Figure 2.3)
 Fill out Inventory Feature Guide (page 33)
 Check off features represented correctly
 Points for features correct per stage and Feature Points
are on the far right column.
 Refer to example on page 35
Filling out the Classroom
Composite Chart
 Staple each student’s spelling test and feature guide
together.
 Sort student papers by power score
 Record names and scores on classroom composite
chart.
 Highlight cells in which students are making two or
more errors on a feature
 Directions are on page 38, focus on numbers 1-4.
PLC Meetings: Week of September 9-13
 Bring your inventories and classroom composite chart
to PLC and we will analyze your results to create
instructional groups.
 Groups are flexible but are determined by the spelling
inventory and teacher observation of reading and
writing.
 At this meeting, please decide on a time that you will
devote to Words Their Way each day. 15-20 minutes is
needed for effective word study.
Model, Model, Model!
 Before groups start, model the different types of word
sorts (see Cheat Sheet)
 Two Types of Word Sorts: Teacher Directed and
Student-Centered
• Refer to the Continuum of Support for Introducing Word
Sorts, page 60 Table 3.1
• Word Sorting should include reflection and discussion
time. As students are sorting, they should be sounding
out words, spelling them and discussing their
definitions.
More Helpful Resources
 http://www.mypearsontraining.com/products/wordstheir
way/tutorials.asp
 Shared teacher drive will have a Words Their Way
folder with power points and resources.
 PD toolkit: http://pdtoolkit.pearson.com/